0062_Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2018, Page 58

Description:	going tO Print The Optimist workstirelessly to print the school paper,Running a newspaper takes alot of work. You need writers,editors, and photographersjust to create the content, butits the blood, sweat, andtears that the staff membersput into their work that makesa publication stellar. Since itwas founded in 1911,Bloomington Souths TheOptimist has done just that.The Optimist itself is splitinto five main categories:News, Features, Sports,Opinion and Culture.However, the writers dontwrite for just one section, as atraditional newspaperjournalist would. They writeabout what they areinterested in, no matter whatcategory it falls under.I like to write aboutevents that are happening,like with clubs or things thataffect students in general,junior Madison Roberts said.Spanning over threeweeks, the biggest project ofeach trimester is creating thephysical newspaper. First, thewriters are given one week towrite their articles. Then, overthe course of two weeks, theeditors check stories and putthem in the paper withcorresponding pictures. Last,the finished newspaper is sentto The Herald-Times to beprinted.Some may wonder whyThe Optimist doesnt producemore newspapers. It takes alot of time and effort, and ourwebsite is getting a lot ofviews, so we decided to focusmore on the website and onlyprint one newspaper per tri,said senior and editorElizabeth Rickerr.The Optimist isnt just aschool newspaper. Robertssaid, We are all really goodfriends, and we all supporteach other. Its a really goodcommunity.-Nicole Brown(orchestra )tingsuccessEach year, Bloomginton Souths orchestraprogram works tirelessly to put on concertsfor students and community members. Thisyear, the group performed songs such asDouble Concerto for Two Cellos, RhythmDances, and Stargazer. Overall, theperformance was incredibly meaningful tothe performers because it was a chance toshow off their immense talent.58Krista ArmstrongseniorMy favorite part of being inorchestra is that I get to playin an ensemble every singleday If this program didntexist, I would have neverlearned how to play violin. Myfavorite memory definitely hasto be playing the final note ofDargason from the St. PaulSuite at if the Kennedy Centermy sophomore year.-senior Melisa Ozturkphotos by Sarah Brown
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